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Radiology Terminology
| Rad Terminology | Answers |
|---|---|
| Abduction | Away from body |
| Inversion | Hand or foot turned inward |
| Midsagittal | Dives body into equal right and left sections |
| Midcoronal | Divides body into anterior and posterior sections |
| Transverse | Cross-sectional slices of the body |
| Radiograph | Images illustrated on x-ray film |
| Projection | Path of beam |
| Anatomical Position | Patient standing with palms up, head straight, arms at the side |
| Supine | Lying on back |
| Prone | Lying on front |
| Recumbent | General term for lying down |
| Trendelenburg | Head lower than feet |
| Dorsal | Back |
| Ventral | Front |
| PA | Central ray path from posterior to anterior |
| AP | Central ray from anterior to posterior |
| Lateral | Patient on side |
| Oblique | Part angled sometimes 45 degrees |
| Decubitus | Horizontal beam |
| Caudal | Tube angled toward feet |
| Cephalic | Toward head |
| Pronate | To turn arm so that palm of hand faces down |
| Projection (Central Ray) | Describes path of radiation as it goes from x-ray tube through patient to film. |
| Decubitus projection | Patient is lying down and CR is parallel to horizon |
| Left Posterior Oblique | Patient is lying face up with right side up and left side down. |
| Proximal | Near the source |
| Inferior | Below |
| Superior | Above |
| Distal | Farthest from the source |
| Flexion | Bending of part |
| Extension | Straightening of part |
| Right Anterior Oblique | Patient's right anterior surface touching cassette at a 45-degree angle. |
| Medial | Refers to parts toward the midline or middle of a part. |
| Deep | Farther from the skin surface |
| Contralateral | On the opposite side |
| Ipsilateral | On the same side |
| Superficial | Near the skin surface |
| Cephalad | Toward the head end of the body |
| Caudad | Away from the head end |
| Plantar | Sole of the foot |
| Dorsum | Top or anterior surface of the foot or posterior surface of hand |
| Circumduction | Circular movement of limb away from body |
| Rotation | Turning or rotating of body/body part around its axis |
| Tilt | Tipping or slanting a body part slightly |
| Fowler's Position | Head higher than feet |
| Lithotomy Position | Supine position with knees and hip flexed and thighs abducted and rotated externally, supported by ankle supports (Pap Smear) |
| Sim's Position | Recumbent position with patient lying on left anterior side with left leg extended and right knee/thigh partially flexed |
| Dorsal Recumbent | Lying on back |
| Ventral Recumbent | Lying face down |
| Decubitus Position | Patient lying down, CR is horizontal and parallel with floor |
| Lordotic Position | Patient leans backward in upright position, with only shoulder in contact with IR |
| Lateral Projection | Perpendicular CR enters either side of body/part, passes traversely along coronal plane, and exits opposite side |
| Tangential Projection | CR directed toward outer margin of a curved body surface to profile body part just under surface |
| True Position | Specifically indicates that body part must be placed exactly in anatomic position |
| Axial Projection | Longitudinal angulation of CR with long axis of body or body part, 10 degrees or more |
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